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American Heart Association addresses CPR during coronavirus pandemicVideo
Covid-19 fears have altered most aspects of daily life, especially physical human contact. The American Heart Assocation realizes that people may be reluctant to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) — a lifesaving act that requires direct physical contact. A senior director with the regional AHA, Gina Hrach, said they are “currently...
Monroeville personal care home parade will allow residents to see loved ones
A personal care facility in Monroeville will host a parade so its residents can see family and friends who have not been able to interact face-to-face for weeks. Independence Court is hosting the parade on Friday, with residents as onlookers while their family members line up in parade fashion. The...
Penn-Trafford students still holding out hope for high school musical coronavirus put on holdVideo
They memorized their lines, perfected their dance steps and were hitting their marks on stage night after night as 43 Penn-Trafford High School students rehearsed for their spring musical “Footloose.” Jen Haberberger, a high school art teacher, was in her fifth year as faculty sponsor of the PT Drama Guild’s...
Charley Family Shop’n Save donates $50,000 in food vouchers to Westmoreland food bank
A local grocery store owner is pitching in to help residents in need get food amid the coronavirus pandemic. Charley Family Shop’n Save officials presented $50,000 in food vouchers to the Westmoreland County Food Bank earlier this month, in the form of 2,500 vouchers valued at $20 each. “It’s a...
2 men accused of assault following fight, shooting at Greensburg woman’s house
A Greensburg man admitted to city police he fired “at least one, but maybe two shots” from a handgun at a man to protect himself during an altercation at a woman’s home , according to court documents. Both the alleged shooter, Aaron M. Cicio, 36, and the intended target, Jeremy...
Allegheny County reports 38 new coronavirus cases, adjusts death total
The Allegheny County Health Department reported 38 additional cases of the coronavirus Wednesday, bringing the countywide total to 1,273. That’s compared to 13 confirmed or probable cases reported Sunday, 13 reported Monday and 11 reported Tuesday. Of those cases, 1,229 are confirmed and 44 are listed as probable. A case...
No injuries reported in Arnold fire
No one was injured in a fire Wednesday morning along Arnold’s Victoria Avenue. Arnold Volunteer Engine Co. No. 2 Fire Chief Keith Dziobak said no one was home when crews responded to the fire in the 1500 block of Victoria Avenue at about 7 a.m. The fire appeared to start...
Hempfield supervisors waive penalty fee, extend discount period for property taxes
Hempfield residents will not be penalized this year for property taxes paid after August. Township supervisors voted unanimously Monday to pass a measure that waives the fee and extends the discount period by four months. Now, property owners will have until Aug. 31 to pay a discounted rate, and Sept....
10 ways to protect your skin while wearing a mask
During the covid-19 pandemic, many Americans are wearing face masks for extended periods of time for the first time in their lives. This has brought about a number of skin issues, from flaring of eczema to worsening of acne. Dr. Suzan Obagi, associate professor of dermatology at the UPMC Cosmetic...
Answering the Call: Giving birth during coronavirus crisisVideo
People usually aren’t excited about going to the hospital. But when families show up to have a baby, it often ends up being one of the best moments of their lives. With covid-19, things are different. At UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, patients giving birth can only have one support person with...
Unity Giant Eagle worker tests positive for coronavirus
A Giant Eagle store in Unity was sanitized and reopened after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus, the grocery chain announced. The employee was last in the Mountain Laurel Plaza store along Route 30 on Thursday. The case was confirmed Monday, according to information posted on the company’s website....
Norwin teachers make face shields for ambulance service, school nurse sews masks
Two Norwin teachers with experience on their school’s 3D printer, recently produced 40 plastic face shields for a local ambulance service. The shields were delivered last week to North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue and were put in use by the emergency medical technicians and paramedics, according to Jared Schultz. Schultz is a...
Former Greensburgers enduring ‘stay at home’ in RomeVideo
Being quarantined at home for protection from the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t have to be all that bad — particularly if the view includes St. Peter’s Basilica at Vatican City in Rome, a former Greensburg couple said. “In order to leave the house, you have a ‘self-declaration’ on a piece of...
The Stroller, April 29, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Here is today’s dose of Small Acts of Kindness: Jessica Meyer would like to recognize Dee Shaffer of Lower Burrell for making face masks and offering them at no cost. Initially, bags with masks were clipped to the mailbox of her home for those who had requested them and now...
3 men hospitalized after being shot in Homewood, 2 in critical condition
Three people were hospitalized, two in critical condition and a third reported to be stable, after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. City police responded to a ShotSpotter alert along the 1200 block of Mohler Street about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities said officers discovered a man who has been shot...
Police say car they were looking for was not involved in McKeesport shooting
Allegheny County Police have called off a search for a car originally believed to have been tied to shootings in McKeesport and cleared its owner. Two 15-year-old boys were shot Tuesday around 9:20 p.m. in the 900 block of Craig Street near the city’s Crawford Village housing development. Both boys...
10 of Port Authority’s 12 covid-19 cases linked to West Mifflin garage
The Port Authority of Allegheny County reported Tuesday its 12th employee has tested positive for covid-19. The vast majority of the public transit agency’s coronavirus cases reported so far — including the latest one — are linked to the same West Mifflin maintenance garage. “We are concerned,” Port Authority spokesman...
Fox Chapel Area School District’s new superintendent to come from Franklin Regional
Fox Chapel Area School District has a new superintendent. Mary Catherine Reljac was unanimously hired Tuesday night to replace Gene Freeman as Fox Chapel Area’s top administrator. The district agreed to a four-year contract with a starting salary of $200,000. The contract is expected to be posted on the district’s...
Web chats slated to help Westmoreland parents adjust to students’ virtual learning
Parents, as well as children, are adjusting to the reality of virtual learning at home, since the coronavirus pandemic closed Pennsylvania schools for the remainder of the academic year. The Westmoreland Intermediate Unit has planned a series of weekly online chats in May to help area parents better navigate this...
Pine-Richland grad picked for national rowing camp, still has goals to reach at Alabama
Gabrielle Krieger wrapped up her senior academic year at the University of Alabama on Tuesday morning with her online final in advanced exercise physiology. For the 2016 Pine-Richland graduate, a veteran member of the Crimson Tide women’s rowing team, it was a positive development in what has been a challenging...
Masked man who police say planned to rob North Huntingdon bank gets prison sentence
A man who police say wore a rubber mask depicting a heavily wrinkled, middle-aged man as part of a failed bomb plot and bank robbery in North Huntingdon could serve up to two years in jail. Luke Joseph Dell, 35, of Ohio pleaded guilty Tuesday to terroristic threats and bomb...
Pittsburgh free water about to dry up, rough estimate puts cost as high as $20 million
Pittsburgh could face an annual $20 million water bill starting this year unless the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission reconsiders a recent order requiring the city to begin paying the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority for total water usage, officials said. Last year the city and PWSA negotiated a cooperation agreement,...
Pittsburgh food bank hosting drive-up distributions in Beaver, Greene counties
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host two more drive-up distributions this week that can provide food boxes for more than 3,000 vehicles in Greene and Beaver counties. The food bank will distribute food boxes from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Franklin Township. The...
Excela Health considers return to elective surgeries while stressing safety
Excela Health is moving cautiously toward resuming elective surgeries after state health officials on Monday gave conditional approval for such procedures. State Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said hospitals and surgical centers could once more perform elective procedures as long as they would remain capable of handling a potential...
County officials ‘knocking on wood’ Westmoreland Manor remains virus-free
As nursing and personal care homes have been the hardest hit by the coronavirus throughout the country and state, precautions put in place have so far enabled the 400-bed Westmoreland Manor to be spared, officials said Tuesday. The county-owned nursing home, the largest of the 66 nursing home or personal...
